Sec. 9951.5. Fees for copying records

(a) Fees for certification of copies and supplying transcripts of all documents and records under the seal of the panel shall be the fees as prescribed by the applicable regulations of the panel.

(b) Fees for photocopies or data printouts or records available pursuant to this Part shall be 25 cents per page or $60 for transfer of a computer file to a requestor's computer tape.

(c) Except where fees are established by law, rule or regulation, no fee shall be charged for:

(1) inspection of a record;

(2) record searches;

(3) certification pursuant to this Part; and

(4) amendment or correction of an agency record found to be in error.

(d) Fees shall be paid in full or a valid offer made to pay established fees prior to issuance of copies, transcripts or certification of records.

(e) Payment shall be made in the form of a check, bank draft, or money order payable to the panel, or if personally delivered, may be made in cash for which a receipt shall be given.

(f) Notwithstanding the above subdivisions of this section, when a data subject requests a copy of his/her record(s), the records access officer may, in his discretion, waive all or any part of the fees authorized by this section for any record or class of records after considering the fiscal capability of the data subject to make payment for the fees required by this section.